Makita DUH523Z 18V Li-Ion LXT 52cm Hedge Trimmer – Batteries and Charger Not Included
Makita DUH523Z
- 52cm blade
- Double sided blade
- 15mm cutting diameter
The DUH523Z features anti-vibration structure; 5 cushions to absorb vibration from the blade and motor crank section, battery capacity warning lamp; the warning system will automatically notify the user when the battery charge is low by blinking red and will show solid red and stop the motor when the battery requires re-charging and instant start-up. Simply load one 18V Li-ion LXT slide type battery (not included) and the Hedge Trimmer is ready for use. The DUH523Z has an electric brake for increased operator safety.
DUH523Z 18V Li-ion LXT 52cm Hedge Trimmer – Batteries and Charger Not Included
Makita is the leading manufacturer of professional power tools on the market. The DUH523Z Hedge Trimmer is powered by 18V Li-ion LXT slide type battery (not included), to deliver up to 1,350 strokes per minute. The DUH523Z is not compatible with G-Series batteries.
The DUH523Z is equipped with 2 handed operation switch; the motor will only be activated when the switch and top handle are engaged, user replaceable 52cm blade; stain free shear blade surface of glittering silver obtained by non-electrolysed nickel plating that features high anti-abrasion surface for long lasting coating and quick blade change; the blade can be removed without dis-assembling the housing.
| Weight: | 3.3 kg |
| Size: | LARGE |
| Dimensions: | 96.68 x 23.81 x 25.24 cm; 3.3 Kilograms |
| Model: | DUH523Z |
| Colour: | Blue |
| Manufacture: | Makita |
| Colour: | Blue |
| Size: | LARGE |
Yet to be disappointed.
Tough, reliable, great on battery and capable of more than I expected. Money well spent and as the title states…yet to be disappointed by any aspect of this device.
WHY DIDN'T I BUY ONE YEARS AGO??????
OCH!!!! WHY DIDN’T I BUY ONE OF THESE YEARS AGO. IT IS BETTER THAN A ROLLS ROYCE. LIGHTWEIGHT BRILLIANT PIECE OF KIT. GO ANYWHERE GO FASTER LITTLE MACHINE. NICE LOOKING HEDGES NOW TOO. MANY THANKS MAKITA FOR A WONDER TOOL
Perfec
Lovely lightweight hedge trimmer. I have other Makita tools so didn’t need to buy a battery. Makes light work of cutting back the trees and next-doors hedge. Enjoy using it.
Excellent for trimming and light hacking
I bought this in the knowledge it is built for light trimming and not deforestation. It performs more energetically than I anticipated and produces a good clean cut, As with all hedge trimmers it’s essential to lubricate the blades after each use if you want them to do a good job. I easily got an hour of use from a 3 amp hour battery, impressive!
Great for light privet hedge..not much mire than that though.
This is a great hedge trimmer, it cuts well, well on a privet, and anything light, not for heavy duty, bush ir branch..
Great product, recommended..
Works with LXT makita
Lightweight but effective
I bought this because I can no longer lift my Stihl motor trimmer for any length of time. I have the smaller MAKITA grass trimmer and I reckoned this would be fine for the privet hedge. I was right!
It works well and I managed to do 1.5 hours trimming before it rained heavily. (Nothing to say you can’t use it in the rain)
The only warning is to ensure the tip of the blade doesn’t dig in. So aside from tilting it towards the cut I suggest angling it slightly away from the hedge at the tip.
As you can see it cut through about 12 inches of growth but remember this is privet and has no great stalk width.
If you akready have batteries it makes good value.
Light weight nearly a kilo lighter than the more expensive versio
Initial was set on the more expensive version, spent a whole deliberating on best blade length. Had an additional look at specs and after checking the weight comparison opted for this model. Not disappointed, light enough to make use manageable, slightly annoying trigger release although noted it is a safety feature. One in front of the machine on the support handle then an additional one operated/released by the thumb. Manage the Laurel hedge with ease back to cut line and capable of cutting the thinner woody bits too. Good value, loving me funds for other projects, if only the strimmer had a better delivery eta!
Nice cut, easy to use and nice and ligh
Bought these as I already had Makita battery’s and wanted to try battery hedgecutters.
Run my own gardening business and wanted an alternative to heavy petrol cutters.
Been plesently surprised by how good they are are..your not taking down massive hedges with these but for general trimming and shaping up there top draw.Battery life is decent I can do about 6hrs constant on a 6amp battery easily.
Very effective
I have a range of other Makita 18v tools so this was an easy choice. Looking to tackle brambles, bushes and some hedges without cutting the cable on my old trimmer.
First couple of uses and I can say this is an excellent trimmer. Handled all I threw at it with ease. I like the safety features that others have mentioned and for me these do not detract from the usability. Why not 5 stars? The blade protector that comes with the tool is not really good enough for safe storage. Only minor, but it wouldn’t have hurt to have a better blade cover. Overall an excellent tool.
A few years ago I bought a Bosch battery cutter that now causes problems getting started. Only many many attempts and bashing it get function again.
It also blunted quite quickly resulting in branches having the leaves stripped from them but the branches were uncut.
I bought this Makita after noticing a neighbor cutting his hedge yet I couldnt hear it and asked what he’s using. He said he’s had it a year and despite having a very large garden with tall hedges has coped admirably with the 5Ah battery. He no longer uses his petrol cutter.
My experience is the same as his, its like a very quiet mains powered cutter.
The blades move a lot slower but cut a lot better, it goes through thick stems my previous cutter would quit on. And its so quick!
The blades can be replaced without taking it apart, and are actually available for sale!
Very well designed and engineered, a surprisingly good product.
The only downsides:
I find it tricky to push the release button that allows the trigger to be pulled.
After the battery has charged, the small noisy battery cooling fan doesnt stop.
Small fans wear out quicker because they need to spin faster to have good enough effect, so remember to unplug an hour after putting on charge or set a timer.
Be wary:
I nearly bought a much cheaper none Makita charger. Dangerous because cheap chargers can cause even the best batteries to damage, fires from li-ion batteries are nasty!
Make sure whatever you buy (from Amazon at least) has the word “Makita” on it, otherwise its a cheap replacement. They look identical apart from the missing “Makita”.
The bes
This is a great piece of Makita kit. It cuts far better than I though it would and the battery (5ah) lasts for ages. Have not used my petrol hedge trimmer since I bought it.
Great Produc
Great product, I already had several suitable batteries. Granted it’s not as powerful as a petrol hedge trimmer but more than up to keeping most hedges trimmed as confirmed by a professional gardener friend who has borrowed it many times, saying a 6ah battery lasts a good while from a full charge.
Great quality hedge trimmer.
After ment years of struggling with corded tools, decided to purchase this battery powered one. I had a Makita drill with the battery so purchased a bare one. What a great improvement, mobile light and powerful. Ran for over a hour, and still had around 30% battery power left. A game changing tool!
handy bit of ki
great addition, works so much better with the 5ah battery
Hedge Sabre!
Brilliant, had no issues, slightly heavier than expected, but rather that than be tethered by a power cord. Surprised by how little power these shears used over about an hour trimming about 30m of unruly shrubbery. Certainly a worthy investment if you’re already bought into the the makita 18v range & have bush to trim!
IT'S MAKITA HIGH QUALITY
This product was the usual Makita high quality which never disappoints, with the advantage of being cordless – as I have other Makita products I already had 5Ah batteries. Delivery was fast despite a devious journey from Berlin!
Light weigh
This trimmer is very light in weight and easy to handle. The nice centre of gravity with battery attached, helps when wielding across a large hedge. Very sharp, cuts hedge like a knife through butter. Thoroughly recommend!
Wow
Sharp, made light work of cutting over grown hedge, easy to use. Great bit of ki
Useful clippe
Bought this as a supplimentary clipper to the Bosch and Stihl clippers i already have and as we already have LXT batteries. Cuts through annual Beech hedge growth easily. But noisey at 89dbA so warrants ear protection. Could do with being another 4 to 6 inches longer for reach and a bit heavy for single hand use up high. But otherwise a good tool, used it twice on 50 feet of beech hedge.
Not bad
Very light weight not the most powerful tool but it seems to work well! I think the blades are incredibly sharp as it really slices through anything up to about 20mm
I was using it on a out of control lilanda tree and it held it ow
Great trimmers
Been using for a few months before I left a review, these are well Worth the little extra , not too heavy, blade maybe a little thin but imagine to keep weight dow
ITS A MAKITA
IT DID THE WORK I WANTED IT TO DO YES ITS A MAKITA .
A Cut Above
A great budget trimmer. However, when the battery gets low, it probably couldn’t cut paper.
I have a wide hedge so I have to stretch across to reach the other side, but, due to the fact I have to hold in the handle while using it, I can’t reach as far as I’d like.
So Handy being cordless.
Surprised at the power of the trimmer from an 18v battery. Really handy being cordless no more cutting through cords.
fantastic
as always with Makita fantastic quality light weight love i
Jo
Makita hedge trimmer has a high-quality blade which is capable of cutting the hedge and little branch beautifully. You can use an 18v battery to charge the cordless trimmer.
That’s why I love it.
Best recommended buy
Jo
Makita hedge trimmer has a high-quality blade which is capable of cutting the hedge and little branch beautifully. You can use an 18v battery to charge the cordless trimmer.
That’s why I love it.
Best recommended buy
Excellent cutters apart from the safety features
Excellent cutters, I have a 3ah battery which lasted 2 hours. These are sharp, lightweight and study. The only gripe is the safety features which means you have to nearly have 3 hands to switch it on! Probably due to EU rules so won’t necessarily blame Makita but 3 actions to turn it one is ridiculous
Excellent cutters apart from the safety features
Excellent cutters, I have a 3ah battery which lasted 2 hours. These are sharp, lightweight and study. The only gripe is the safety features which means you have to nearly have 3 hands to switch it on! Probably due to EU rules so won’t necessarily blame Makita but 3 actions to turn it one is ridiculous
Excellent Makita quality as ever. Works surprisingly well.
Excellent Makita quality as ever. Works surprisingly well. Don’t try to cut branches over 1cm with it! Battery life is good enough for most large gardens, such as mine. Easy to handle as it’s very light. Nice long blade.
Excellent Makita quality as ever. Works surprisingly well.
Excellent Makita quality as ever. Works surprisingly well. Don’t try to cut branches over 1cm with it! Battery life is good enough for most large gardens, such as mine. Easy to handle as it’s very light. Nice long blade.
Little nipper.
This is a very nice trimmer , works fine. Lightweight and easy to use. Running on a 4.0Ah battery and lasts ages.
very versatile
great bit of kit, I already use makita tools so I have the batteries and charger. if you dont have any makita stuff, dont buy it thinking it will work without!!
Wonderful
Nice and light not too loud, and cuts through my hedge like butte
Great job
Best hedge cutter I’ve ever bought. Easy to use being battery powered and very smooth cutting power.
Top hedge trimme
What can you say? it’s a Makita and like all M products it is well engineered and SO MUCH better than anything else on the market. Lightweight, quiet and well balanced so easy to use. Worth buying a spare battery for peace of mind but to be honest I can get the job done on one charge no problem.
I was concerned it would be underpowered but not so. Happily eats through a privet hedge, not noisy, cant believe I struggled with a horrid mains Bosch hedge trimmer for so many years.
Top hedge trimme
What can you say? it’s a Makita and like all M products it is well engineered and SO MUCH better than anything else on the market. Lightweight, quiet and well balanced so easy to use. Worth buying a spare battery for peace of mind but to be honest I can get the job done on one charge no problem.
I was concerned it would be underpowered but not so. Happily eats through a privet hedge, not noisy, cant believe I struggled with a horrid mains Bosch hedge trimmer for so many years.
Great produc
Popped a 4Ah batter on this, used for an hour and the battery meter still showed all bars. Very sharp cutting bar. Very good results. Chalk and cheese compared to the Screfix special it replaced.
Malkita says it all
Have not used it yet. Appears to be a quality piece of kit. I managed to cut through the cord of my last hedge trimmer. Lucky not to be seriously injured. Being a Makita product I am sure it is going to be excellent. You will need a battery and a charger. Once purchased the world of corded tools can be safely said goodbye to. Buy Makita in the long run you will save money.
Malkita says it all
Have not used it yet. Appears to be a quality piece of kit. I managed to cut through the cord of my last hedge trimmer. Lucky not to be seriously injured. Being a Makita product I am sure it is going to be excellent. You will need a battery and a charger. Once purchased the world of corded tools can be safely said goodbye to. Buy Makita in the long run you will save money.
Quie
Easy to handle and safe . Cuts well . Read description and it does what it says . So don’t expect it to have the power to cut thick wood . I like it .
Versatile and powerful I used my own 5amp battery
Only issue I found was the slow action of the cutting blades but it wasn’t detrimental.
Perfect hedge trimmer.
We love how light it is. No cords to cut through. Great safety features. Definitely recommend it.
Great bit of ki
Should of bought these ages ago,brilliant,well pleased,thanks.
Surprisingly powerful
This machine is a lot better than I was expecting, it’s lightweight and easy to handle and a complete bonus that it works with all my cordless batteries (esp as they aren’t Inc with this machine) highly recommend if you have other Makita tools.
Only down side was having to clear up all the mess I made in seconds of usage
Lightweight but powerful machine that does the job
I bought this cutter in preference to a petrol driven cutter than I had been using previously, it’s very light and easy to use and seems to cut well, I have a large hedge which it cut without needing a battery re-charge and battery life is impressive. I’m so pleased with this and am a definite convert to using cordless as an alternative.
Lightweight but powerful machine that does the job
I bought this cutter in preference to a petrol driven cutter than I had been using previously, it’s very light and easy to use and seems to cut well, I have a large hedge which it cut without needing a battery re-charge and battery life is impressive. I’m so pleased with this and am a definite convert to using cordless as an alternative.
Good trimme
Seems slow cutting action but cuts better than my old electric one
Quiet but good
Have gone all out on the makita range. Added these hedge trimmers. They are good at what they do. Quiet and light weight. No chance of accidentally starting them given the two handed operatio
5.0 out of 5 stars It's a Makita, it just works.
Bought (a) because its a Makita and (b) because it uses the same Makita batteries so use with my other tools. Made easy work or the privet and Holly hedge and used less than a quarter of the battery power to do so.
It’s a Makita and it works.
It's a Makita, it just works.
Bought (a) because its a Makita and (b) because it uses the same Makita batteries so use with my other tools. Made easy work or the privet and Holly hedge and used less than a quarter of the battery power to do so.
It’s a Makita and it works.
Does the job!
Being a man I bought the longest hedge trimmer mains powered I could find – like wielding a medieval two handed sword. After 30 mins my arms gave up and needed a rest. Bought the Makita as the sensible option and glad I did so – much easier to wield and no cable! Recommended.